Same Disclaimer as Chapter 1: I don't own anything but the plot. J.K. Rowling has the advantage of owning every thing else. I on the other hand am just borrowing some of her character. In the act of extreme devotion to her and the books, I am writing this because 1) I love these characters and 2) which author would not feel pleased to have so many fan fictions written about their books or characters. If I were an author I would be ecstatic.

A big THANKYOU to LizzieEleng for your comments and to Sesshomaru's Lady 122 for marking my story as a favorite.

And yes, Hermione is more of the active-gets-what-she-wants person in this story.

Chapter 2: What comes from a simple Kiss

The kiss was a sweet, somewhat passionate kiss. No harshness in it. Draco's demeanor changed a little as the kiss lengthened. His hands slowly made their way around Hermione's waist. Holding her in place. He had never experienced a kiss such as this. Most girls that kissed him kissed in a fevered, rash way. Like he was a toy they did not want to give up. But this kiss showed him passion, respect, and kindness. Just the fact that Hermione was not trying to devour his whole face let him know she was compassionate and emotional to the fact that he was a person too.

Draco's light blue eyes met with golden brown eyes. Her eyes seemed to be searching his soul and the intensity of her stare unnerved him so much that he shivered slightly. Hermione felt his shiver and held him closer to her body trying to warm him with the heat radiating off of her body. She seemed to fit perfectly in his arms. Most girls in Hogwarts where only a one to two inches shorter than his height and he hated this fact, but Hermione was just at the right height. Draco could smell the slight sent of vanilla. It must be her shampoo. He thought.

Slowly, Hermione moved her head to the side and grabbed Draco's neck to keep him connected to her. She continued to kiss him with intensity. Hermione had to admit to herself that she did not want the kiss to end, thus the reason of making the kiss more sensual. Hermione could not believe that she wanted to keep kissing this prat of a person, the ban of her life, the person in her nightmares. Maybe all my repressed feelings are finally coming out in this kissed. She wondered.

All too soon their kiss ended. Mainly because some of the Slytherin crew and Hermione's friends from the Gryffindor table had to physically separate the two from each other. Draco did not want to let this wonderment of the female species go and his grip was like a vipers. But in the end, with so many people trying to pull them apart, Draco reluctantly lost grip around Hermione's waist.

They were both dragged in opposite directions. Hermione towards the double doors of the Great Hall and most likely to the Gryffindor tower.

When she finally came out of her kiss stupor, she was yelling in his general direction, since her friends surrounded her. "How do you like knowing that a mudblood's germs are in you now!" she said in a muffled tone.

And Draco was directed to the Slytherin table. His friends were mocking and bad mouthing Granger and her group of friends like normal. But he could hear a couple irate Slytherin girls.

"She has no right"

"Filthy whore"

"We should get revenge on her"

and "Dirty mudblood".

These comments actually made Draco quite mad at the Slytherin girls.

"Would you guys stop saying that!" he yelled at the girls at his table.

He was so loud that every one in the Great Hall turned to look at him. That was the last straw. He just could not handle the pressure. Draco stood up and slowly left the Great Hall. At the double doors of the Great Hall, Draco stopped and placed his fingers lightly on his lips remembering the kiss Hermione Granger had given him and a small tingling sensation still lingered on his lips. Then he quickly put his hand down and shook his head as if he was confused and he walked out the doors to the Slytherin common room.

Most of the students had forgotten about Draco as soon as he left his spot at his house's table, but the teachers were paying attention to him with extreme concentration. They all saw his small gesture and his look of confusion as he left the Great Hall.

None of the students really paid attention to the teacher's table in the Great Hall; so only one person saw the concentration the teacher had on Draco Malfoy. This person also saw a look of smugness on both Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape. This student also saw the other teacher look dejected as they passed over coins to both Dumbledore and Snape. The student was amazed at the attitudes of the teachers, wondering what the Professors were up to. The student vowed to find out because Hermione was this student's friend. Besides most people in the school paid little attention to this particular student. Where as, Hermione had accepted this student as a reliable friend.

End of chapter 2.

How do you like it so far? The story has to develop a little before Draco and Hermione become more intimate with each other. I just could not justify them screwing each other right after they share a kiss. There needs to be more to the story than them "getting down with it" (as someone I know stated about Helena and Demetrius in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"). But never fear this story will develop into the M rated story I have designated it to be.